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Peter Banks onstage in 1973

"We would go out and he really never wanted anybody to know that he was a musician": The troubled life and lonely death of Peter Banks, the man once called "the architect of prog"

By Paul Woods published

Guitarist Peter Banks gave Yes their name, designed their logo, and played on their first two albums – yet when he died, there was no money for his funeral

Rick Wakeman

“By the time I swapped over the tapes I knew I was in the stinky brown stuff. Somebody said, ‘God help us’ … the budget for the cover was cut back”: How Rick Wakeman proved everyone wrong with The Six Wives of Henry VIII

By Dave Ling published

His 1973 debut solo album was roundly hated by label bosses and reviewers – but it became a coffee-table classic and gave him freedom from Yes

Chris Squire and Billy Sherwood

"I could sense the end was near": Yes bassist Billy Sherwood recalls his "heartbreaking" final conversations with his hero Chris Squire

By Paul Brannigan published

"We started talking all the time...The conversations got deeper and heavier"

Steve Howe - Motif Volume 2

“This is tightrope-walking without a net… it feels a bit like having him play a solo up close and personal, and who – other than certain former members of Yes, perhaps – wouldn’t want that?” Steve Howe’s Motif Volume 2

By Gary McKenzie published

15 years after the first instalment, the guitarist bares the bones of his writing and proves those bones are strong

Yes in 1973

“As hard as it was, and it was hard, nobody wanted to bottle out. We just knew we had a big landscape we could explore”: How Tales From Topographic Oceans became the most arduous project in Yes’ history

By Sid Smith published

Used as a byword for musical over-indulgence, 1973 album fought its creators every step of the way – right down to its master tapes nearly being crushed by a bus

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Classic Tales Of Yes European and UK tour dates announced for 2024

By Jerry Ewing published

Yes European and UK live dates include shows rescheduled from 2023

Yes Album super deluxe

“The disc of unreleased live material truly captures the excitement of this line-up in full flight”: The Yes Album Super Deluxe Edition

By Daryl Easlea published

Extended third LP, their first with Steve Howe, illustrates the amazing connection between musicians at the top of their game

Trevor Rabin

”I was pretty much ordered to go and play with Steve Howe, Carl Palmer, Geoff Downes and John Wetton. I was told that if I didn’t, I’d be dropped”: Trevor Rabin’s challenging road to Yes

By Stephen Lambe published

From a dalliance with NWOBHM and Asia to sudden career jumps across the ocean, he’s always been far more interesting and varied than many realise

The Beatles in 1967 and (inset) Jon Anderson today

"We realised that anything, from that moment onwards, was possible": The first time I heard The Beatles, by Jon Anderson

By Nick Hasted published

Original Yes frontman Jon Anderson on why The Beatles were the original progressive rock band

Prog 145

Yes grace the cover of the new gift-packed issue of Prog, on sale now!

By Jerry Ewing published

Plus Peter Gabriel, Fish, Edgar Broughton, Gong, Bruce Soord, Tiger Moth Tales, The Emerald Dawn, Southern Empire, Christina and loads more...

Yes - The Yes Album (Super Deluxe version) packshot

"Where all this repackaging and repurposing is headed is anyone's guess, but we're surely beyond the point of diminishing returns": The Yes Album (Super Deluxe Edition)

By Fraser Lewry published

Yes's breakthrough album has been effectively re-repackaged, again: there's plenty of greatness included, but when is enough enough?

Bill Bruford

“I was interested in being on stage with people who are not only comfortable with not knowing what’s going to happen next, but would rather not know”: Bill Bruford’s journey through jazz and prog

By Johnny Sharp published

The groundbreaking drummer’s bid to find a balance between Yes, King Crimson and Genesis on one hand, and his Earthworks project on the other

Yes onstage at Madison Square Garden in 1978

“The world of music was going through some serious changes and we were not embracing them”: how Yes’s Going For The One and Tormato almost ended things for good

By Chris Roberts published

Punk rock, flying fruit and rollerskating accidents – how Yes went from triumph to disaster at the end of the 1970s

Yes in 1980 with new singer Trevor Horn and keyboard player Geoff Downes

“With British crowds, it was: ‘We want Jon! Get Jon back!’ People were aggressive about it”: how Yes faced down the haters and made the classic Drama album

By Chris Roberts published

Replacing Jon Anderson and Rick Wakemen with Buggles duo Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes was controversial – but it resulted in one of their most underrated albums, Drama

Yes - Yessingles

“There’s some good music, of course, but most of it was reshaped for expediency rather than for aesthetic reasons”: Yes compilation Yessingles

By Mike Barnes published

Selection was made to fit on an LP, but as the band have released 41 singles so far, it’s only part of the story

Yes in 1974 with an inset of the Relayer album sleeve

“Keith Emerson said, ‘Why do I need to join Yes when I have ELP?’”: the story behind Yes’ delirious Relayer album

By Chris Roberts published

Rick Wakeman was out, new boy Patrick Moraz was in, and Yes were about to make their most underrated album of the 70s

Steve Howe

“Chris and Jon often didn’t get on… I didn’t want to be the leader, but to be a strong voice on the team, brave enough to speak up”: Steve Howe learned to play peacemaker in Yes

By Chris Roberts published

Guitarist aimed “to be useful” in a band he believed had something to say

Keith Emerson onstage

"The psychedelic scene was largely over by the summer of 1968, but that spirit of musical adventure was still running rampant": A beginners' guide to the origins of prog rock

By Hugh Fielder published

Where on earth did progressive rock come from?

Trevor Rabin

“There was quite a lot of pressure. Those demands have bordered upon insult – largely from my wife”: Trevor Rabin’s return to action with Rio

By Dave Ling published

Former Yes man didn’t think about pleasing the band’s fans with his first vocal-led release since 1989

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Remastered Super Deluxe Edition of The Yes Album due in November

By Jerry Ewing published

New Yes box set features rarities, two previously unreleased concerts, and a new Dolby Atmos mix by Steven Wilson